Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2712 | 3199 | 3311 | 3264 | 2547 | 1882 | 1419 | 1288 | 963 | 814 | 621 | 451 | 319 | 254 | 109 | 128 | 57 | 64 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 93 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.99m | 9:14PM1.81m | 9:50AM1.97m | 10:18PM1.80m | 10:52AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.13m | 3:12PM0.19m | 3:31AM0.13m | 4:12PM0.19m | 4:32AM0.14m | 5:11PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 1882 | 1419 | 1288 | 963 | 814 | 621 | 451 | 319 | 254 | 109 | 128 | 126 | 64 | 41 | 28 | 52 | 93 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 102 | 87 | 57 | 38 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SSE 10 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 13 | NE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | S 8 | SSW 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 62 | 48 | 38 | — | 15 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 7 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2712 | 3199 | 3311 | 3264 | 2547 | — | — | — | 20 | 46 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 72 | 18 | 46 | 35 | 215 | 75 | 48 | 22 | 57 | 85 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 145 | 36 | 163 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 102 | 102 | 171 | 160 | 279 |
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